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What does dull luster mean?
In geology, dull luster means little to no luster is exhibited by a mineral. This is due to coarse granulations which scatter the light in all directions.
Is He and Ne a metallic property?
He (helium) and Ne (neon) are not properties. They are chemical elements. If you mean to as are the metals then no. They are nonmetals.
What the does the word luster mean?
The root word is lus. This root word means light.
What do metals and non metals mean in science?
A short answer is: metals are electron donors and nonmetals accept electrons.
Which nonmetal shows metallic conduction?
I dont know if you mean elements or compounds. If you mean both, there are a group of organic compounds called conducting polymers that conduct electricity through a series of double and single bonds. Read more on Polypyyrole, polyaniline, polythiophene etc if interested
What does luster mean in a mineral?
Luster refers to the appearance of reflected light by a mineral crystal. Luster is categorized as metallic or non-metallic. Metallic luster is highly reflective, like chrome. Non-metallic is further divided by names such as dull, glassy, adamantine, waxy, silky, pearly, and greasy.
What does metallic lustre mean?
shiny coating or covering possessed by various metals
What does dull luster mean?
In geology, dull luster means little to no luster is exhibited by a mineral. This is due to coarse granulations which scatter the light in all directions.
Is He and Ne a metallic property?
He (helium) and Ne (neon) are not properties. They are chemical elements. If you mean to as are the metals then no. They are nonmetals.
What does luster mean in chemistry?
In chemistry, luster refers to the way a substance reflects light. Substances with high luster appear shiny and reflective, while substances with low luster appear dull. Luster is often a characteristic used to describe the physical appearance of metals and minerals.
What does the phrase sea of electrons mean?
A sea of electrons can be found in metals. The positive ions are arranged in fixed positions, while the electrons 'float' or 'wander' among the the positive ions. This makes metals good conductors of electricity. ----------------- Electrons of metals flow freely
Does sodium have luster?
Don't you mean: "Is sodium lustrous?" And yes, it is. Lustre is how shiny a substance is. Don't you mean: "Is sodium lustrous?" And yes, it is. Lustre is how shiny a substance is.
What does it mean that calcite has no luster?
luster means dumbness.
How are mineral indentify?
Minerals can be identified by such as their color, streak, luster, and their hardness. What does streak, and luster mean?Streak-- Is the color of a mineral's powder for example: talc is a mineral and it is also powder and its streak is white.Luster-- Is the way a mineral reflects light from it's surface for example: glassy, pearly, silky, metallic and earthy can be words to describe luster.
What does the science word metallic mean?
Metallic means that the substance contains some properties that belong to metals and some that belong to nonmetals. Metallic elements are located alone the "stairwell" shaped latter on the right side of the periodic table of elements.
What elements in the periodic table have metallic properties?
Not sure of the question, does the writer mean non-metals in the Periodic Table. The elements are grouped into three catrgories of metals, metalloids and non-metals.The metals are situated in the left and middle portion of the table. The non-metals are located at the top right corner, and the metalloids lie between the metals and non-metals.If not sure here here are the metalloids - from the top, we have Boron (B), Silicon (Si), Germanium (Ge) and Arsenic (As), Antimony (Sb) and Tellurium (Te), and finally Astatine (At).Hope this helps
What do we mean by luster?
Luster describes how shiny or opaque a mineral is.
